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[Anne Gentle <annegentle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 12:56 AM, Joseph Robinson <
joseph.robinson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> For new cores, and for English Second Language contributors, one idea I¹ve
> thought about before is having a section in the contributor guide that has
> a short list of questions a contributor can send to the mailing list to
> introduce themselves. The questions could be published in a few different
> languages. As an example:
>
> New contributors are welcome
> ============================
>
> If you are new to the OpenStack Docs team, you can contact the mailing
> list any time for support. If you want to write a short introduction, you
> could write to us about:
>
> #. What interests you most about the docs project?
> #. What Do you like about Documentation?
> #. Etc.
>
>
Yes! Love this idea.

In writing back to the intro on the list, I thought, geez, I wonder if we
all should introduce ourselves periodically on the list? Might be helpful
in getting to know other cores as we spread out.

Anne


> Best Regards,
>
> Joe Robinson
> Information Developer II
>  -------------------------------
> Joseph.Robinson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> On 13/02/2017, 10:24 AM, "Openstack-doc-core on behalf of Lana Brindley"
> <openstack-doc-core-bounces+joseph.robinson=rackspace.com@
> lists.launchpad.n
> et on behalf of openstack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >On 13/02/17 10:09, Kato, Tomoyuki wrote:
> >>>>     Hi core team,
> >>>>
> >>>>     > After some discussion, our recommendation for February is:
> >>>>     > Drop: no one
> >>>>     > Add: Chen Xing (Chason) and Caoyuan
> >>>>     >
> >>>>     > Yay or nay?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm fine with adding, though I don't know either of their skill sets
> >>>>or review abilities. Did you ask them to introduce
> >>> themselves on the list and find out their interest?
> >>>>
> >>>> Anne
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> I've had quite a lot of 1x1 contact with Chason over the past year or
> >>>so. I believe the main reason that Chason and Caoyuan
> >>> haven't introduced themselves is because they're uncomfortable with
> >>>their level of English. I'll email them now, though.
> >>>
> >>> Lana
> >>
> >> hmmm. It is a difficult matter (same as me).
> >> I guess they need the word "Don't be shy. Look Kato!"
> >>
> >
> >That's very sweet, Kato-san, thank you!
> >
> >I have emailed them both, cc Alex, and offered to help them if they're
> >unsure. I really think this is just a confidence issue, which is very
> >understandable with English as a second language. They are both much more
> >willing to email directly rather than on the mailing list, I think the ML
> >can be a little scary when you're not sure if you're making your point
> >well!
> >
> >L
> >
> >--
> >Lana Brindley
> >Technical Writer
> >Rackspace Cloud Builders Australia
> >http://lanabrindley.com
>
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